August 2024

Seoul, Aug 23 (IANS) The number of heat-related patients in South Korea has exceeded 3,000 so far this year, as scorching heat continues to sweep across the nation, health authorities said on Friday.According to the Korea Disease Control…
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Los Angeles, Aug 23 (IANS) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved and granted emergency use authorisation for updated mRNA Covid-19 vaccines to better protect against currently circulating variants. The FDA said on Thursday…
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New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The deadly new strain of Mpox, often called monkeypox, first appeared in Central Africa and has since spread throughout the continent and beyond, posing a serious threat to public health worldwide. The virus,…
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Nairobi, Aug 22 (IANS) The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) on Thursday appealed for $16.5 million to scale up mpox response in east and southern Africa. UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Etleva Kadilli, said…
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New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Ozempic, the diet pill that took the world by storm has been under the public scanner for long, is found to be more devastating than what was originally speculated. A study conducted at St. Vincent's University…
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New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) As India commemorates National Space Day this Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for space development and reforms takes centre stage, highlighting their pivotal role in the success of last year's…
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Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) The ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata resonated at the condolence meeting for former Chief Minister of West Bengal and prominent Left leader Buddhadeb…
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Gurugram, Aug 23 (IANS) A 32-year-old man has allegedly killed his wife for frequently objecting to his regular alcohol consumption habit, the police said on Thursday. Police said that the accused has been identified as Biltu Sarkar -- a…
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Agartala, Aug 23 (IANS) With at least seven more persons of two families, including three women and a child, killed in landslides, the toll due to the current rains and floods in Tripura, which witnessed such catastrophic monsoon floods for…
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Jaipur, Aug 22 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) industries will play a vital role in fulfilling the resolution of Developed India-2047, adding these industries…
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